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-IT WAS MURDER BUT NOT A CRIME

…I feel blue today.  Is it because it was my birthday yesterday?  Maybe.  Probably.  I’m not sure. 

But I’ll shake it off.  There’s no reason to be sad on a Friday.

…Outside my window people are waterskiing on the lake even though it’s a gray day.  The look like they’re having fun.

…Here are some very random things I learned of late that you might already know:

-The U.S. economy has now added back all jobs it lost during the financial meltdown.

Still, 6 out of 10 people believe it is impossible for them to achieve the American Dream.

-There are 7.1 million millionaires in the U.S.

-Kentucky’s basketball coach was given a seven year contract extension worth $52.5 million.

-82% of all email users use Gmail

-At least 10,000 more Americans and Europeans took their lives during 2007 – 2010 than during good economic times prior. 

The suicide rate for was 4.8% in the U.S.

6.5% in major European countries

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-The state of Oklahoma averages 2 earthquakes a year but has had 207 through June 15^th of 2014

-The average age of a car still in use in the U.S. is 11.4 years old

-33% of all parents have no money set aside for a family financial emergency and another 11% have less than $1,000 set aside